Education

• J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law (1990)
  • Ohio State Law Journal
  • National Moot Court Team
• B.A., West Virginia University (1986)
  • Summa Cum Laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions 

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Professional Highlights

• Special workers’ compensation emphasis in personal injury claims
• Argued employers’ appeal before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Law Clerk, Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (1995-1997)
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia — Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation
• Member, West Virginia State Bar Workers’ Compensation Committee
• Member, State Chamber of Commerce Workers’ Compensation Committee 
• Named to Best Lawyers in America 2008 for Workers Compensaion Law